Psychologist Natalie Dattilo says she uses laugher in her practice to help people manage their depression.

With the pandemic slowing a lot of people down and epidemics in obesity, diabetes, and other lifestyle conditions unabated, experts say you don’t need to be a marathoner, or even in shape to get started. Just get moving.

Australian physicist demystifies experimental side of field, recalls forgotten pioneers.

Tracy Kidder’s “Rough Sleepers” follows Jim O’Connell, who provides Boston's homeless with health care, hot soup, and the occasional $5 bill.

Harvard Law panelists say both exploit how brains process information.

Olive oil – maybe not your mom’s – is a good first step, says Chan School’s Walter Willett. But don’t be afraid to experiment.

Researchers have found a correlation between vitamin D’s positive health outcomes and a person’s body mass index (BMI).

Investigators at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reported Black and Hispanic patients who had poor-prognosis cancer were less likely than white patients to receive opioid medications.

Harvard scientists’ research on mice suggests chain reaction may be involved in the brain's aging process.

In the study, scientists showed how the multinational energy giant worked to cloud the issue.